# Kothakuppam Village, Gudiyatham, Vellore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gudiyatham, Vellore 

# Kothakuppam

Kothakuppam is a village in Gudiyatham sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635806**. The 2011 Census counted **1,028 people in 249 households**, the 72nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,028people (2011)
- 249households
- 84.3%literacy
- 635806PIN code

## Kothakuppam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothakuppam is 635806.** Kothakuppam falls in Gudiyatham sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635806
- Gram panchayatKothakkuppam
- Community development blockGudiyatham
- Census village code630343

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kothakuppam from nearby towns?

- Gudiyatham (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)32 km by road
- Gudiyatham (nearest town)9 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kothakuppam?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kothakuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Goodanagaram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gudiyatham
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gudiyatham
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kothakuppam known for?

The main crops are **coconut and sugarcane**. About 57% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kothakuppam

Of every 100 households in Kothakuppam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kothakuppam · ■ Gudiyatham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**75%

Use banking services ****34%**

**31%

Television ****82%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****84%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kothakuppam?

■ Kothakuppam · ■ Gudiyatham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**944

Working population ****38.1%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 76.9% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 275 (70%) · **■** Marginal 69 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gudiyatham

- Rangampettai1,357 people
- Kempasamudram1,288 people
- Karuneekasamudram1,279 people
- Pangarishikuppam1,206 people
- Rangasamudram923 people
- Charakkal906 people
- Chithathoor801 people
- Kathari Kuppam711 people

[All 96 villages in Gudiyatham](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/gudiyatham/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothakuppam?635806
- How far is Kothakuppam from Vellore?32 km by road
- What is the population of Kothakuppam?1,028 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothakuppam in?Vellore district (Gudiyatham sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kothakuppam?84.3% (Census 2011)
